Posted by jealibeanz on March 25, 2007, at 3:17:31
In reply to Re: Xanax XR is horrible! » jealibeanz, posted by Phillipa on March 24, 2007, at 19:24:09
> Jelly he switched me as it is very expensive and he wanted to save me money. He said he even might go back to the valium. And yes I've taken ativan before. Last night I doubled the night time dose and then took less during the day. No it doesn't make me groggy. Hey after 30years it's part of of life forever. I am doing the CBT and want to work again. I've weaned almost off it before so can do it again. When the time is right. As he still thinks it's my thyroid. Love Phillipa
Well switched because of cost makes sense. It's very expensive without insurance. The only reason I can afford to use brand name drugs is because I have wonderful health insurance and prescription coverage ($3 = generic, $5 = brand). I wonder why he thought to put you on such an expensive med in the first place if cost is an issue.I'm glad you found something that works.
You shouldn't be so worried about your thyroid. Leave that up to your doctors. You can't treat it yourself.
That being said, that doesn't mean that you don't have anxiety. You still do, even if you thyroid is the sole or partial cause. A lot of people with depression or anxiety have other health problems the cause or add to mental illness. It's not abnormal.
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